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奧塞梯

简奥塞梯 · 繁奧塞梯

Mandarin · pinyin Ào sài tī

Ossetia (ethnolinguistic region in the Caucasus Mountains)

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塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
梯: tī · ladder, steps, stairs; lean
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound

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4–4–1 · Ao4 sai4 ti1

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(Mainland China) Ossetia

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